Beyond the fact that most regions don't have the internet infrastructure to allow streaming games without issue to be viable, there's the little matter of the pricing that was discussed in a recent interview.
Step 1: Buy the $69 controller.
Step 2: Sign up for the $10 per month subscription to gain access to all the super-amazing-extra-awesome features that were originally discussed.
[del]Step 3: Enjoy a streaming service in which you trade some lag for the convenience of having a "Netflix of Games" service.[/del]
Step 3: Purchase each individual game at full price.
That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Google intends to sell you imaginary games. Games which, should the servers ever go do, will evaporate. At least with a digital storefront if a game gets delisted the files are still on your system. With physical copies that game is physically yours and no one can take it away from you. With cloud gaming - as Stadia is going to be - if something goes wrong or this service goes tits-up, there goes all your games.
Source:
https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/6/18654632/google-stadia-price-release-date-games-bethesda-ea-doom-ubisoft-e3-2019
Step 1: Buy the $69 controller.
Step 2: Sign up for the $10 per month subscription to gain access to all the super-amazing-extra-awesome features that were originally discussed.
[del]Step 3: Enjoy a streaming service in which you trade some lag for the convenience of having a "Netflix of Games" service.[/del]
Step 3: Purchase each individual game at full price.
That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Google intends to sell you imaginary games. Games which, should the servers ever go do, will evaporate. At least with a digital storefront if a game gets delisted the files are still on your system. With physical copies that game is physically yours and no one can take it away from you. With cloud gaming - as Stadia is going to be - if something goes wrong or this service goes tits-up, there goes all your games.
Calling it right now: Stadia is going to be dead in the fucking water if they launch with this as their business model.Google tells us you should expect to buy, not rent cloud games for the same retail prices you?d find on other platforms like PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, and Steam.
?We will sell these games like any other digital storefront,? Google?s director of games Jack Buser tells The Verge.
Source:
https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/6/18654632/google-stadia-price-release-date-games-bethesda-ea-doom-ubisoft-e3-2019